Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-09-12 | Page 10 | Proves Himself a Hero

, PROVES HIMSELF A HERO. H. H LlticnbeiT). Mall Carrier, Saves Child From Injury or Death. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, SepL II.- At the risk of his own life, h. H. Litsenberg, a niaii carrier, car-rier, living On Adams avenue, lumped into the path of a runaway horse late yesterday afternoon and by heroic efforts managed to stop the frightened animal and save the life of ten-year-old Helen Bheehan, daughter Mr. and Mrs. D. j, Bheehan. The little cirl was seated In the carriage in front of the Sheehan home when the horse, becoming fiight- ened, snapped Ms hitching rein and dashed down Twenty-fourth street Litsenberg, seeing the perilous posi'l-.n Of the child who had been thrown from her seal to the foot of Ihe vehicle, run In front of th flvlnt: animal and attempted at-tempted to grasp the bridle The sxam-peded sxam-peded animal threw up Its head and. Litsenberg missed the rein Despite the fad that he was struck by one of the wheels of the vehicle, Litsenberg grasped the seat and b. a herculean effort drew himself Into Ihe carriage, when be took the reins f mm the hands or i lie frightened fright-ened child and brought the horse to a Standstill.